The Board has granted service connection for an adjustment disorder with mood disturbance, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced psychiatric symptoms during service and continues to have such symptoms since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mood disturbance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18103024
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA medical examination and completing the Veteran's TDIU application.,The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to adjudicate the Veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected adjustment disorder with mood disturbance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating for his service-connected adjustment disorder with mood disturbance is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a curriculum vitae of the December 2019 VA examiner and scheduling a new VA examination.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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